Events

Recall of MOSAIQ

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by manufacturer #1479.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    21655
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-07-04
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Elekta Pty Limited - New Zealand Branch, Level 2, Windsor Court , 128-136 Parnell Road, Parnell, AUCKLAND 1052
  • Reason
    Elekta has become aware of the potential for incorrect characterization of couch values, which would lead to incorrect table movement when using couch move assistant (cma) feature in mosaiq .
  • Action
    Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use

Device

MOSAIQ
  • Model / Serial
    Model: , Affected: Treating on linear accelerators with the RATM license
  • Manufacturer
    manufacturer #1479

Manufacturer

manufacturer #1479